At first glance, this manga seemed like a typical shoujo, but having read other work by the same mangaka, I continued. Once one gets past the monthly serialization recap, one finds an interesting story, filled with non-simple primary characters (especially Johanne and Yuda); serious thoughts on the effects of war/ international relations on personal relation ships, and taking action or not; and just enough sweetness and well-done humour to prevent the reading from becoming too heavy. That said, it doesn't really bother to go into these issue either: it's basically a good light read with more serious elements included but not expounded upon. Since the primary aim is a fun, light read to begin with, this is no fault.
    I understand why some people would lack the patience for it or would find it not to their preference. However, if you manage to get beyond it, it really is a worthwhile light read.

... Last updated on April 25th, 2021, 4:34pm

This manga is nothing particularly groundbreaking in the world of shoujo, but it is pretty cute and has lots of "doki doki" moments. If you're an avid shoujo reader you'll predict what happens every step of the way, but it doesn't mean that it doesn't have its merits.

I like the art, it was very cute. I love this mangaka's chibis. The hero is a nice balance between the normal jerk and nice guy troupe. The heroine, while having to be constantly saved, is adorable and she is not completely useless due to her practice of medicine.

For some reason every single chapter was prefaced with the summary of the whole story, and that did get old, but other than that I don't have any major complaints.

I will say the MU summary is a bit misleading; you find out from the start that while the girl hates the guy, he has never actually hated her. ^^

This manga is very enjoyable, and is a great read. I still waiting desperatley for a next chapter tp be updated.

Really like this one. The manga does not feel the need to return to the "status quo" at the end of each chapter just to keep the starting premise and high jinks going for a billion chapters. Instead, the 19 chapters are excellently paced, at least so far as the main two and their interactions go.

The world and setting is tailor-made for the premise, and even if too specific or unrealistic it doesn't really bother me because it's how the world has been introduced from the get-go, allowing for extreme circumstances to really affect the characters in their world.

One part of this I enjoyed is that while bits and bobs of each culture are shown and depicted, like the workings of each of the mains' families, it's never a focus and that leaves the world to feel larger beyond just what we see of the main characters. This does leave a few side characters to be a bit undercooked, but I never felt that was the focus or main point of interest to me.

I think the story started out kind of slow and a bit shallow--like not much depth in the characters or the plot, but the manga improves with every chapter. You really get to learn about the characters and the overarching story.

As I said, totally shoujo, but I like the genre so I liked this. And it's not long and quite funny. I would recommend it to shoujo lovers. There are two extra stories, not just one, so look for them.

The first volume was kinda annoying at first because the heroine was not honest and super tsundere which is not my cup of tea...
As it progresses it keeps getting better, and the heroine becomes more adorable and cute..
I have a huge crush on Johanne the prince, he is not your typical prince in fairy tales that looks weak and doesn't play a major role.
I like Johanne's dark side and how he can be patient with the princess's 'FITS'...hehehe
I love this manga sooo much....
I wish i can find a prince that is as cool as Johanne!!!!!!!

... Last updated on October 23rd, 2013, 5:51pm

Lol so it's pretty basic shoujo, and that girl is so dense but pfffft the shoujo genre certainly isn't lacking in the 'dense heroine' department, I've gotten so used to it I don't care anymore. Maybe it's because the last 20 or so series I've been reading are all adult/tragedy/suspense/gore, but this was just what I needed to make me all happy inside again. lol.
I agree with the comments that say it's repetitive, but I finished the entire series in 2 hours so....it wasn't that bad. Anyway I liked the heroine, she was really cute. Those middle-eastern outfits are also really beautiful~ <3

By chapter 6 i got bored & i couldnt read anymore. Adorable art yes, but the characters were too predictable & the main heroine is annoying & dense. It got too repetitive so I just dropped it.

What can you say, it's shoujo. I really did like the plot development, and the romantic development was fine, I suppose. Cliches were obvious, but it didn't bother me that much. Once again, the female lead is weak and lacking, but she was somewhat cool at some points. The male lead is "cool", just like every other male lead. It's not particularly special or outstanding in its genre, but it's cute, and I like the world it's set in. Therefore, 6/10.

... Last updated on March 24th, 2019, 1:51am